Adult incontinence management system

Abstract

A prepackaged kit containing various components each of which is useful in incontinent adult care. In a typical kit, the components are prepackaged into a single unit employing a disposable container and may include a pair of latex gloves, at least one cleaning wipe, a container of a protective ointment, and a fresh adult diaper. One or more of these components may be individually packaged. All of the components, including prepackaged components, are housed within the container which is clearly identified and which, in one embodiment, carries thereon a bar code useful in several administrative, financial or other functions.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableFIELD OF INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to the care of adult incontinence and particularly to a system which includes a kit containing disposable adult incontinence care components and packaging which may serve as a disposal receptacle of used adult incontinence care components.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0004]In the field of infant and small child diapers, it is common to package multiple diaper-change components into a kit and offer the same for retail sale. These kits are purchased by parents of infants and / or small children, used only by the parent or caretaker of the infant or child, under conditions which offer little or no likelihood of contamination or cross-contamination of the parent, caretaker or the child. In general, homes are historically considered reasonably (or at least acceptably) asceptic. Further, there are only l...

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Benefits of technology

[0016]In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a prepackaged kit containing various components, each of which is useful in attending to the changing of an incontinent adult's diaper. In a typical kit, these components are prepackaged into a single unit and may include a pair of latex gloves, at least one cleaning wipe, a container of an protective ointment, and a fresh adult diaper. One or more of these components may be individually packaged. All of the components, including prepackaged components, are housed within a disposable container which, in one embodiment, among other things, carries thereon a bar code useful in several administrative functions, including patent usage data, financial accounting for the cost of the kit (and the accompanying diaper change procedure, as desired), among other information as desired.

Problems solved by technology

Further, there are only limited opportunities for non-residents of the home to expose an infant or small child to infection or other contamination in the course of changing of the diaper of the infant or small child.

In any event, within the home, exposure is limited to a very select group of persons, including the parent, caretaker, and siblings.

Likewise, there is even more limited likelihood that such non-resident will themselves be exposed to infection transmitted from the infant or small child in that such non-resident is not likely to be involved in the changing of the diaper of the infant or small child.

Further, there are no known laws nor regulations requiring that used infant or small child diapers used in the home by parents or caretakers be handled and disposed of as a contaminated material.

(“diaper” and “brief” are used interchangeably in the present application) Institutionalized incontinent adults are particularly susceptible to irritation, infection, and similar risks known to be associated with improper incontinence management.

Among the potential problems associated with the management of incontinence of institutionalized adults are selection of the proper type and size of brief, cleaning the patient's body, disposal of used product(s), and cross-contamination between the closely-quartered adults within a given institution, for example.

Understandably, the management of adult incontinence within institutions of health and welfare services are time-consuming and costly activities.

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